Saturday, August 3, 2013

Asylum Seekers Raped, More Harrowing Details Revealed from Manus Island
(VA Papua New Guinea national detention guard in Manus Island revealed
more harrowing details of rape in the men's facility. The guard refused to be
named in the fear of losing his job.

His revelation came after whistleblower, Rod St George, spoke of the
same hapless condition in the Manus Island facility.In an interview with Fairfax Media, the guard detailed of what he saw
inside the facility involving a Pakistani victim who was raped by six Middle
Eastern men. "We had to go into the tent and he was there, and it was very bad.
There was excrement all over the tent."The guard said that the victim was given medical aid in the camp clinic
for two weeks. BUT, the victim was sent back to the same facility where his
rapists were roaming freely - something that was hard to understand.According to the guard, there had been documents reporting the incident
but there were no further investigations made and the PNG police remained
clueless of what had happened.Another rape case in May 2013 had compelled PNG nationals working for
G4S to attend to the men's facility where another victim was raped and badly
injured. But after that, the PNG nationals seemed still 'unaware' of what's
happening.One recent incident involved a brutal attack where a victim was slashed
from shoulder to buttocks with a sharp object, "He had to go to the
clinic. The cut went from his shoulder down to his buttocks."But again, even with reports already filed, there were no investigations
that took place. The guard also revealed that G4S were guilty of exploitation for paying
salaries of $40 a day. In an answer to the issue, Immigration Minister Tony Burke said that
officials were having a hard time investigating because witnesses and victims
were not willing to name the culprits. Mr Burke said, "There are challenges for the police in dealing with
an allegation where no complainant has come forward and the only person who it
is thought might have been a complainant that has left the country voluntarily
some time ago. In an interview with The Age, Mr Burke expressed confidence that current
conditions in Manus Island will be improve by the Australian Labor Party's new
policy. He said that under the new policy, there will be separation of
aggressive detainees from the vulnerable ones. Mr Burke said, "I'm very confident that the accommodation on Manus
will be able to keep well and truly in front of any attempts by people
smugglers to test our resolve."

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